L-arginine minimizes reperfusion injury in a low-flow, reflow model of liver perfusion

Hepatology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 163-168

  Jones, Shannon M ^a   Thurman, Ronald G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; DEXTRAN; DEXTRO ARGININE; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALONALDEHYDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; OXYGEN; TRYPAN BLUE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME RELEASE; LIVER PERFUSION; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY;

EID: 0029949908     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.1996.v24.pm0008707257     Document Type: Article

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